The Detroit Tigers selected 39 players in the final two days of the three-day draft this week.

When it was all over Wednesday afternoon, they were pleased with the group of players they brought into the organization.

"I couldn't be more happy right now with what we did," Tigers Vice President David Chadd said.

The Tigers did not have a first-round pick and did not make a selection until they took right-handed pitcher Jake Thompson, an 18-year-old from Texas, with the 91st pick of the draft.

They selected a Central Michigan University player -- shortstop Jordan Dean -- in the 15th round with their final pick Tuesday, then took another CMU player -- left-handed pitcher Ryan Longstreth -- with their final pick Wednesday, in the 40th round.

The Tigers found more talent in the middle rounds than they have in years past, according to Chadd.

"We did excellent with the players we took and parameters in place," Chadd said. "I'm excited. We were in rounds 18 to 22 and we were still drafting prospects. In years past, that's where we looked to take seniors or budget-savers, so to speak. This year, we're taking college juniors and high school kids that we have every intention of signing."

The rules were a bit different this season under the new collective bargaining agreement that was ratified in the offseason. Players are basically restricted by a slotting system that determines their signing bonus based on where they are selected, which prevented some players from falling in the draft based on fears that they would be tough to sign. (The Tigers benefited under the former system when they took Rick Porcello with the 27th pick in 2007.)

"There's a lot of new changes, and we still have a lot of guys to sign," said Scott Pleis, the team's director of scouting. "I don't think it was, personally, as exciting as maybe years in the past, when a guy might slip to you and you get to do something about it, like we have done here.

"It was different, but we all knew the rules … and we're happy with the guys we selected. From that aspect, I think it went well."